Garfield County Democrat. (Enid, Okla.), Vol. 12, No. 1, Ed. 1 Wednesday, November 18, 1908 Page: 1 of 8
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Garfield
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[jnty Democrat.
VOLUME TWKLVK
ENID, OKLAHOMA, WEDNESDAY, NOV. 18, 1908.
NUMBER 1
Race Riot at
Okmulgee
Okmulgee, Okla. Nov. 1G.—Eight
j i rsons were killed and four wound-
ed, one of whom will die, in a pitch-
ed battle between officers and ne-
groes here at 5 o'clock Sunday af-
ternoon.
Wounded: Steve Grayson, will
die; Vic Farr, arm broken; deputy
sheriff, wounded In shoulder.
The trouble started when three
negroes made an attack on Steve
Grayson, an Indian boy, beating him
insensible with a large rock. Gray-
son made complaint and when he
identified Jim Deckard as one of the
negroes, the latter fired on Henry
jKlaber, assistant chief of ppllce,
killing him instantly.
Deckard then fled to his house.
A mob surrounded the place and sev-
eral hundred Shlots , were fired.
Deckard, fighting from his shanty,
killed eight persons before he was
finally wounded. As Deckard lay on
the floor he took a match from his
pocket and set fire to hisi home.
In a few minutes it was a roar-
ing furnace and the man was liter-
ally ibaked.
Fearing trouble, Company H, of
the Oklahoma guards is being held
at Muskogee, to hold itself under
to Okmulgee on a special on a mo-
ment's notice. Captain W. A.
Green is awaiting orders from Gov-
ernor Haskell.
Haskell Orders out 9^i;litia.
Guthrie, Okia., Nov. 16,—As a
result of a race riot at Okmulgee be-
tweet negroes and whites in which
eight men were killed, and several
others injured, Governor C. N. Has-
kell ordered Company F, stationed
at Muskogee, to hold tself under
arms ready to proceed to the scene
"of the trouble. Captain Green has
his men under arms in readiness to
go to Okmulgee which is forty miles
west of Muskogee, at a moment's
notice.
Okmulgee is the center of the
most populous Indian and negro
counties of the state. The negroes
lare mostly Creek ^Ireedmen and
some of them are mixed with Indian
blood..
County Attorney Eaton and the
mayor of Okmulgee wired Governor
Haskell that the local officers now
have the situation in hand and that
if there is no unlooked for out-
break the state troops will not be
needed.
order, the merchandise scale starts
at 30 cents per hundred for dis-
tances of twenty miles and under
and progresses on a graduate scale
on twenty and fifty mile breaks to a
maximum of 400 miles, where the
maximum rate is $2.00 per hundred
In the ease of packages less than
100 pounds the rate is graduated
from a minimum of 25 cents to lull
rate per hundred. This classification
embodies the regular merchandise
commodities.
On general special commodities
such as fruits, and necessities, not
luxuries, take a rate of SO per cent
of the general merchandise scale
above the rate on vegetables, soda
water and like articles is tiO per
cent of the merchandise rate. The
ice rate also is 60 per cent of the
merchandise rate above.
The order embodies an entirely
new classification asi- in the opinion
of the commission, the existing
classification were in many cases ex-
horbitant.
Joint rates are made a basis ot
express rates to and from stations
at junction points with a deduction
of 10 per cent. The tariffs provides
an extremely low milk and cream
rate satrtlng with 10 gallon cons, 10
miles or under, 10 cents to a maxi-
mum of 400 miles at 37 cents.
Rules relative to the acceptance
of express by companies are pre-
scribed as follows: Regular business
office must be kept open to the pub-
lic during reasonable hours and depot
offices must receive commodities to
within thirty minutes of time of
trains departure, town offices,
within an hour. Such commodities
to forward on the fl.rst available
train.
Aiimk
Fitti
Oklahoma
lAiiniitJ.on
members oi
legislature,
night, when
d at Donm
were thei g
i)scrvc(i
Brain :vjt married the other day to a
lady to whom he hud been engaged
for 4 Si years.
ar lai
allie
raiser
mid
• of
Id olila.
The Mu
Commerce.
An ehuboru . dlnn f was served,
which a-i loiiow u li. i r « usiom-
ary toast;; and fj < it-making in
which iSenatA>r )( iv;mm Davis o.
Creek county a u ' i • • A. F. Van-
deventer of BartU-.UIe were the
bright, stars. William 11. Murray
of Ti^homn, >, i ;i"r of the first
legislature was conspicuous by his
absence, 1!«. v,-as uiuiole to attend,
owing to illn-
sympathy were
grossed and t
Tishomingo.
The new off
tlon, wheh is
lioma Day liat
lows:
Clarence Davis, Bristow. presi-
- are advised to burn
italks as soon as pos-
-i roving the boll wee-
>urt has 300 cas-
e selling on its
.voinan has a lemon
year produced a doz-
■- ported that
'mining wide
these are 19
open in Mus-
Resolutions of
led, ordered en-
o the Sage of
if the organ lzza-
n the Oltla-
club are as fol-
Alive at Own Inquest
dent; Ben F\ \\ on
William Durant o: Dur
Branson of Muskogee,
Cunningham of (.-dtlir
of Cereal;
int, Fred F.
Harper S.
e; and Eu-
gene Watri
dents; E. M
recordng a
tary, C. G.
treasurer;
Bartlesville
of
Enid; vlce-presi-
■ axn of Tahlequah,
responding secre-
of Oklahoma City,
Vandeventer of
master and D. .1
Ilobdy of Vlnitaorator.
Japaii Seeks
America's Aid
i
Crime Committed
18 Years Ago
Muskogee, Okla., Nov. 13.—Just
as the coroner's just had held an In-
quest and pronounced him dead by
burning to death, Emanuel Alexan-
der walked into the room and said:
•"You are mistaken, jgentlemen,
I am not dead."
It was then discovered that the
remains over which the inquest was
held were those of Buelah Wilson a
negrese, who was caught in a burn-
ing house and burned far past recog-
nition.
Jail Ceil in
Four Hours
y.
k
Guthrie, Okla., Nov. 16.—For 18
years William ISlayton an alleged
murderer and fugatlve from justice
has ibeen living the life of a pri-
vate business man, part of the time
In Okeene, Okla. No ona In the
little Oklahoma town knew much of
his private history as Slayton lived
quietly, peaceably and for 18 years
his reputation was unquestioned.
During the same period of time
Joe Davis, who lives in Marshall
county, Alabama, has been bunting
for the murder of his brtother
John. There has never been a
month without some effort being
made to trace the slayer after his
escape from thie jMarahalll county
Jail.
Today Governor Haskell honored
a requisition from the governor of
Alabama for the arrest and extra-
dition of Slayton who is said to be
the murderer and fugitive,
Full Express Order
Is Issued
Guthrie, OKIa., Nov. 15.—And
i^w the y*ppees cqmp( n|es must be
good. The corporation commission
yesterday slgued and formerly is-
sled an order relative to the express
tariffs with the slate. The order
is a comprehensive and wholesale
.regulation of the entire express bus-
, 'Jlness, complied by the commieslon-
Jers expert after diligent research In-
to the intriclcies of the express tar-
iffs, and through Investigation of the
actual workings of the various ex-
press companies uf the state. Un-
der the tariffs prescribed by the new
Chicago Nov. 16.—Peter Van
Vilssingen, a real estate dealer for
years classed among the first of
Chicago's prosperous reputable bus-
iness men, today confessed to hav-
ing obtained through forged deeds
and notes more than $700,000, and
few hours after his arrest on his
own urgent appeal to be punished,
was senetneed to the penitentiary.
The arrest, the indictment, the con-
fession and the sentence were the
work of less than four hours.
Taken In the midst of business
from his office desk at 172 Wash-
ington street, shortly after the noon
hour, Van Vlissinger, a venerable-
looking man. appeared before the
court and in tears confessed that
tor from 18 to 20 years he had se-
cured money through the sale of
forged documents and that he had
bought back many of these spurious
Instruments, without detection, at
least 25 people would loose an aver-
age of more than $700,000 through
the paper which he has not yet re-
deemed. In forgng notes, he de-
clared, he had perfected a unique
device., This consisted of a plate
glass desk so arranged that by an
electric light thrown up from be-
neath he could readily trace from
originals forged signatures onto
worthless poller. Throughout his
arrest and sentence the prisoner
made no effort to defend himself,
but only requested that his punish-
ment be speedy. Asked If he had
anything to any befrore sentence
was Imposed,Van Vilssingen bowed
his head and replied: "Only that I
be given my punishment at once."
,Hls term in the penitentiary was
flxed at tntormlnate from one to
foorteen years.
Tokio, Nov.
ment of the C
the emperor
press Caused
stock mark
views lire q:
ly belkved
alter tlie eo
papers expre
others asslgr
emperor's death.
The death of tlie
press before that of
world have 1 :t him
r:utc a revi'
ment whicl
by her and
death is re
the ci
The
16,—The announce
■ith at Pekin of both
and the dowager em-
a heavy fall In tli
in Tokio, but official
i mis tic It is general-
tat tile emperor uied
pag'T and some news
ses this opinion whll
: inister causes for the
al
. lore
luwager em-
the emjjeror
free to advo
reform inove-
tically vetoed
the emperor's
opportune by
ervati
ading
J a;
doubti
situati
indicate 1 t
pared for c
order to pro
a repetitu :
it is belie',
eo-oi eratlor
are cl
in Pel;
ese official un-
' observing th
There is every
t Japan is fully pre.
ntualltiea in China in
i her interests should
if history occur, but
lie expects the aid and
f America.
OK A1IOMA.
gait
No, P; iliuo, i.
saw yest rday i.
main sti' i
suit and ti!>■
inebriate. I
election I r-t
thought the
lug to win.
at man whom yol
:>0.1 walking the
d in his full dress
neither insane noi
.-.imply paying hi
Squire Purdy. H
i.geucy" was go
l ii i Eagle.
' o has lield on.
Lou': - through
, ;is, will have to
ipi ointment with
retire. All those
loped 'em up for
Miss Roi ' ton,
the Mlit 1,' . e pot
number «.-f ..i .
make a fig.in torn
in a short time, oi
fellows \*i:o \ h
Bill Taft v.ii be !:> king for the plac
and Mif.- l obiii < n probably cannot
conscientiously she voted for the
gentleuia n.—Ok la h oman.
Pocas> t 1 ''is oil real dude sine
the election, C. A. Vlinter winning
$50 suit and <,--r $35. As we
presume lie i
the city da .it-
three si;/ . .
vioutly i
best dres-
as eli
i pro'
ad ti:
i-ki-i!
lNDKI i:\DKM' VOTING.
In the last election in Kansas
tore were more scratching tickets
ut into the bullot boxes than there
uight tickets, 'the time has
none , when voters can be persuad-
.1 to i . . > it s.raioM, reardless. In
■ml way most men are willing
u V019 with tlieir party but they
loi ter regard it as a political
rime to scratch. It seems troni the
euiru from other states that the
is are getting mighty indepen-
dent nearly everywhere.
Now it doesn't 1 em to us that the
indepi >..( nt voter always does the
...iit t ring by a long shot, over 111
01J -He of Ohio, Taft got a
tnajoiof 50,000 while the Demo-
eanuidate for governor was
\1. It seems to us that he
not to have been elected.
Htirris, the Republican candidate,
stood lor what we think was right
nd on oil I. to* have been elected. The
ame tniug was true of the Republi-
can can iidate for governor in In-
diana. We think the Republican
andidnle si nod for better govern-
ment ti an the Democratic candidate
tud ought to have won.
So, n cording to our notion, the
a J - pi 1. cut voter hasn't actei wise-
ly in a: cases by considerable, but
ti <4 lie acts wisely or
not tin significant fact remains that
the indi'i; iident voter Is on the In-
and that people are getting
-5,3 and less hide bound political-
ly.
On the v. hole we are inclined to
iiii.k that it is a good tiling. Po-
itical parties are simply instrumen-
talities for Ilia carrying out of cer-
tain ideas of government. There
is nothing acred about a political
party. If the voter really believes
that he can get better government
by stepping over the party line and
voting for part of the candidates on
the other ticket that is what he
ought to do.—Mail and Breeze.
. OLD WINES IX NEW BOTTLES.
A i'tiol and his money are soon dis-
covered.
Where there's smoke there is not
always a fire policy.
The proof of the pudding 1b in the
wry y.iii feet about an hour after-
wards.
Too much cooking spoils the bal-
ance Vneet.
A little widow is a dangerous
thing.
An Englishman's fish is a French-
man's poison.
Train up it servant in the way nhe
should go and the first thing you
know she's gone.
A bird in the hand is worth two
in the breakfast eggs.—Harper's
Weekly.
do."
Sometimes befor.' a circus comes.
When I'm as willing as can be
To do my chon , and all my chums
They all lake turns at helpin' me
My pop h- pat me on the head
And sa;s "Yr.u like a circus, too?"
When I as'.ed liiin how he knew, he
said,
'"Cause thai's tl.e way I used to
do."
And lots of times when he gets mad
Enough to whip me and declares
He never saw another lad
Like I hiii- well st last he spares
Me from a whipping, and he lays
His rawhide down, ''I can't whip
you
For that, although I should," he
say J,
•"'Cause that's the way I used to
do."
—J. W. Foley
The announcement that A. M.
Young of Muskogee, formerly en-
gaged in the banking business in the
east side metropolis, Is to receive the
appointment of the state bank com-
missionership, upon Smocks vacat
ing tho position, is followed by the
report that L. D. Marr, formerly
prominently mentioned In connection
with the bank commission position
will retire from the school lund board
and e ■ ■ la the banking business
in Tulsa. j
Judij< J. H. Cetteral granted
writ 11 itaheaui corpus to William
John-. , th" negro who was sen
fenced io liaLg '..iFt Thursday at
Tecumseh, tot tie uiurder of Mrs,
Mary Cv; oy. V " execution
stayed until tiir-ositlon of the case
:by tlie Vetted States Supreme
court.
Goverito, Haskell has announced
that lie will h (iilnt A. M. Young,
banker 1 ' skngee, for bank com
missiouer. K rbert Smock's resig
nation ta s ef .ct January,
1909.
Judge Jaeirqtron L. Smith, for six
teen y< i.rs judge i'i" the Missouri
court oi' appeals, died at his home
in Kansas City 1 f Friday, at the
ago of 71 years.
THE DECEMBER SMART SET.
America's war forms the theme of
the complete novel published In the
December numb of The Smart Set
This is an imaginative romance by
Arthur Stanley Rlggs, whose fancy
soars to almost as great heights in
dealing with the future as did that
of Jules Verne. In this novel, ''In
Quest of Fame," the author cleverly
Interrupts now and then the progress
of a charming love story to draw a
ery logical picture of the conditions
that may bring on an ultimate con-
flict within the next two decades.
The dashing of ponderous armored
fleets, tho swift swooping of aerial
craft, great oitlue crashing down
amid ruin and riot and the thrill-
ing exploits of the hero made one
of the mosn readable stories of the
month.
'•A Message to Angelica," by Kate
Masterson, Is a story of the New
York Chrlatmas-tlde, a dainty little
conception of the various currents
and cross-currents of life that heat
and flow and mingle In the maels-
trom of the great metropolis.
Emerson Hough contributes a
great story of the Canadian North-
west to this Issue of The Smart Set.
In this story, "The Warrant" he In-
vests with a peculiar romance tho
hard, sordid, practical life of that
cold, bleak wilderness. Every read-
er of Mr. Hough's previous work
doors quality of his stories. ''The
Warrant" Is probably the best story
he has written this year.
Among other Smart Set fiction of
tho month are to be noted "Seven- ,
teen Candles," by George Bronso^i
Howard, ah eerie, fanciful tano
to be told by an open Are under shad-
ed lights: "Consequences," by Le!g,^i
Gordon (Jtltner, a Btory of a loV«
won after marriage; "In Deep Welt-
ers," a story of primeval passions,
by Walter Hackett; ''Symphon/es
and Oysters," by Grace Ellery Clian-
nlng; "The Love of Carmlmelle,"
by Mary McNeil Fenollosa, ''God or
Man?" by Lulab Ragsdale and "The
Serious Side" by Owen Oliver.
This month's Issue of The Smart
Set contains a play in one act by
|Kate McLaurln, a Christmas story
In the original French, a review of
the latest plays by Channlng Pollock,
book criticisms by Henry L. Men-
cken and verse and clever sketches
by Carolyn Wells, Tudor Jenks, Har-
old Susman, Clinton Scollard, Elsa'
Barker and Theodosla Garrison,
knows the peculiarly virile, out-of-
HB
Tiie Man Who Hoards His ftfeinty
helps to Create Business Stagflation.
J. W. IV n
fallen heir t :>>
valued at $2<JH ')
Hundreds
ferson count;
ground by a t-i
itlied at the time,
nlly a citizen with
o* Post editor
t'.iat he is '"tht
in town."—Ex.
, ot Kremlin has
te in Oerinany,
. uf corn In Jef-
ir(.".'0 flat on tile
wind last week.
A man In Culdwah r named Elmus
Tin; WAV POP USED TO DO,
Sometimes when I came In at night
And take my shoes off at the stair
I hear my pop turn on the light
And lioller, ''Willipm, are you
there?"
And then he says: "You go to bed—
I knew that stealthy step was
you."
".nil I asked how, and then ho said,
>'au ■ that's the way I used to
do."
-Jime times when I come home at six
O'clock and liurry up my chores,
And get 'i big armful of atle.k#
Of wood and bring It all Indoors,
My pop he comes and feels my lieaij,
And says: ''You've becn In swiin-
111 In'—you!
When I asked how he knew, ho said,
'"Cause that's tho way I used to
FETY-
When vou are naked to put your money In a bank you hart a right
to know ai d shoui" know ju t ho / and why that bank is safe.
We want you to understand tilt reiMIS 'or th« svprsma safety of
this Bank. •
The First National Bank
is organized under the National Banking Law and is nnflar the constant
supervision of the U. S. Government.
N .t leas than five sworn reports muit be iriada aach year, and
tln se reports are always called for an unexpected data in th« past. The
affairs of this b r'< mu4 always be in sucli shape that' we can make a
satisfactory, defiled statement to "Uncle Sam"fbr aiy fast dlU
that the (/rapLMilor of the Currwnejr may pick oat.
mis nuaoi July readiness. These reports must bo published and
must he verified by the expert Bank Examiner whom tho government
sends hero to thoroughly examine-
The Man Who Depottit His Monty in
This Bank foster s Bnitutis
f
Watch your Money Leakages
S«atn|ly trifllatf 11 mounts won
mount up to blf oac.i. Try to «ave t
both spigot and Hint hole. Baak fo r
money and il caasot <«t sway from y*n.
Your Account is Safe
only when deposited ia a reliable b uk
such at ours. Svtry depoiitor is fully
protected fron! loss by reason of our
tkorouflv conservative methods and
the known Intcfrity oi the mana|e-
nunt.
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